on the topic of wearing a jacket

[Rich]

Originally posted by briancurtin
when wearing a pullover jacket, what do you wear under the jacket?

if i was in this situation, id have a fully exposed BB2000, unacceptable to work a game in.

do people wear a regular mesh umpire shirt under their jackets? ive never seen this before, but carls quote made me wonder how many people do it.

I've never put a jacket over a shirt. If I wear a jacket on the bases, I finish the game in it. If I wear a shirt, I finish the game in it, unless it starts raining and I can send someone to the car for me.

On the plate, it's a plate coat (I have 2, one navy and one black and am about to replace the navy one for this spring) or a long sleeved shirt when cool. Apologies to Garth, but the long-sleeved shirt is the best new piece of equipment out there. Unlike Carl's association, where it's acceptable, I'd never wear my cold gear under a short sleeved shirt.

As for the Robocop reference, it's how it's supposed to look. The plate coat goes over the protector. I did have a coach try to tell me it was distracting last season, but he couldn't tell me to whom it would be distracting. The same coach downgraded me for not letting his kid tape over an earring (in a FED game), though, so consider the source.

--Rich